Restrained eating is defined as

a. avoiding certain types of foods.
b. limiting food intake to certain times of day.
c. ceasing to eat when hunger has been satis-fied.
d. limiting food intake to less than natural appetite.


D
Restrained eating means restricting food intake below one's natural appetite. Avoiding certain types of foods is picky eating. Restrained eaters may or may not limit food intake to certain times of day. Ceasing to eat when hunger has been satisfied would be considered normal eating.

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a. true b. false

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